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The original Locust kit was based on the Triumph Spitfire or Herald chassis to give the finished vehicle the look of a Lotus 7, this was quickly superseded by a all new Locust using its own developed chassis with the choice of using a Triumph Spitfire or Mk1/Mk2 Ford Escort for the donor vehicle parts to complete the car.
A parts kit is a collection of weapon (notably firearm) parts that, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), "is designed to or may be readily be assembled, completed, converted, or restored to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive."
The Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire is an American homebuilt aircraft produced in kit form by Supermarine Aircraft. [1] [2] [3] A replica of the famous British Supermarine Spitfire World War II fighter, it was originally produced to 75% scale. Subsequent models have increased the scale of the fuselage and added a second seat.
Summary of aircraft kits built by Loehle Aircraft; Model name First flight Number built Type Loehle 5151 Mustang: 1988 27 fixed gear, 75 retractable gear (2007) 3/4 scale replica of North American P-51 Mustang: Loehle Fokker D-VII: 2 (2007) Replica of Fokker D-VII: Loehle KW-909: 1 (2007) Replica of Messerschmitt Bf 109 & Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ...
"Quick-build" kits are available which have the cutting, shaping, and hole-drilling mostly done, requiring only finishing and assembly. Such kits are also available for the other types of aircraft construction, especially composite. [1] [2] There are three main types of metal construction: sheet aluminum, tube aluminum, and welded steel tube.
Spitfire LF Mk Vb of 316 (Polish) "Warszawski" Squadron. This Spitfire has the "cropped" Merlin 45 series engine and the "clipped" wings. The British Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most popular fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The basic airframe proved to be extremely adaptable, capable of taking far more powerful engines and far ...
[32] [nb 4] Although the Merlin II engine of Spitfire Is running on 87 octane fuel and at 6.6 lbs boost, had a power rating of 1,030 hp (768 kW), the Air Ministry was by early 1937, well aware of the advantages of higher octane fuel on boost pressure particularly at lower altitudes and had committed to standardising on 100 octane fuel.
During the 70s a couple of Cox engineers were playing around with different colored Babe Bee and Golden Bee parts and came up with an all-black engine with a red spinner. They hopped it up a bit with a dual bypass cylinder from a Super Bee (#1), a black Golden Bee tank and a slightly larger (0.082") venturi intake. The Black Widow was born.